Iowa's 2018 Spring Depth Chart
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We like 'nifty', right? Or did Ferentz actually call him 'thrifty'?
Do we know for sure he will be pursuing FB at IOWA? I'll be a bit surprised to see him in Hawkeye FB uniform.
I think that is the 1950's way of saying exciting...... or he could have just misspoke and was going for "shifty". Idk.
If he goes anywhere else he sits a year and has 1 year to play if he goes to Iowa or fcs he has 2 years eligibility left. One concern brought up is we are currently 2 over 85 already.
Interesting that both the exceptions and within driving distance went over your head. I know nothing about this policy, but maybe KF would prefer to have the official visits closer to signing day. You know the old 'out of sight; out of mind' saying right?
Imo "we" should not be creating any obsticles that would hinder our ability to get quality ayhletes in the system. If we are using proverbs I would introduce "when in Rome do as the romans" the romans will be having people on campus in the spring time. Football recruitting is about to be 24/7 365.. some staff's will embrace that, some will not. Imo to say "we want to know if they are interested first" is very insecure, but I'm just an average Joe.
I assume Jackson will usurp Ferguson by the time the season rolls around, but maybe Dalton is the man. Interested to see what happens with Harrell at RB. Trey Creamer in the 2deep at corner is a great sign.
My google-fu skills are weak today, but from what I've found, in 2011 the NCAA limited the numbers of officials that a institution could offer to 56 per year. For the sake of this debate let's say that the number has increased to 65 in 2018.
You're okay with Iowa spending 10 to 20% of these on kids visiting from April to June of their Junior year in high school when the kids interest level isn't very high? That's very insecure in your opinion? That's 5 to 10 less official visits from high school seniors per year.
I think what we are going to find with the early signing period is that kids are signed and committed prior to thier senior year. I forsee the kids of the future wanting to be able to brag about where they have signed as seniors in high school.
Only at Iowa. Probably won't give Wagner a scholly either. We love 7-5 at Iowa
Prolly only see 1 yr of aj starting, though if he shows he can set an edge and run defend he'll pry jump parker
And people wonder why we can't get many 4*-5* guys. No different from when we stashed an NFL-starting caliber TE on the bench for two seasons. Yeah come to Iowa, you might have gobs more talent than the guy in front of you but hey, he's a senior.
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it appears COULD went over your head
we have money, so why aren't we using it? why do we spend 1/2 of what braska does on recruiting and less than the clowns do?
do you really think aj isn't going to get a ton of play time?
The Nixon news isn't a huge surprise. It would have been nice to have him in the rotation ... but the flip side of redshirting is that the distribution of guys in term of eligibility will be less "clogged." Furthermore, it will allow Daviyon more time to learn Iowa's defensive system ... and get more comfortable with learning how to keep up his academics.
Matt Nelson will be graduating after the '18 season ... and that will open up a whole lot of reps for DTs in '19.
Matt Nelson will be graduating after the '18 season ... and that will open up a whole lot of reps for DTs in '19.
Why would Jackson need to be usurping Ferguson ... isn't he currently listed higher on the depth chart anyhow? Of course, guys ultimately still need to earn this spots ... but Alaric's experience during last season gives him some firm foundations upon which to grow.
Why not start him? He's the biggest talent we have.
M. Nelson, Lattimore, and Reiff all saw regular reps at DT last year. Both Hesse and Jansen saw situational reps last year. Jansen is a guy who's been a special teams regular over the past 2 years ... and earned the coaches trust enough to earn more an more positional reps as the season progressed.
On top of the aforementioned observations, while Golston mostly saw reps at DE last year (when he saw positional reps) ... he also saw a few interior reps too.
The point of the above observations being ... I anticipate that we're looking okay at DT both in the short term and the longer term.
Like every guy on the DL ... he still has plenty of improvement yet to make. Hesse is also the best leader we have on the DL too. Expect to see a VERY active rotation on the DL. If he sees the same number of snaps as the starters ... who cares who sees the reps during the first defensive series?
I guess to me you start the best players. AJE is the best player at that position. Pretty simple. "Who cares who sees the reps during the first defensive series?" Are you serious?
You are making way way way too big of deal about “starting”
Lol over guys getting worked up over a Spring Depth Chart.
He played as a True Frosh..................relax people
He played as a True Frosh..................relax people
I still think "we" are deep enough on the DLine they will be able to rotate bodies and counter weight with energy.
Oh I hope both Shannon and Linderbaum both red shirt and are ready to compete in 2019. People on here have said they think Linderbaum will be a center. I think he has the attitude for DL.
Because Fant was obviously our top TE last year, and other then the plays where he flashed his athletic ability, AJ has yet to show that he is consistently better on an every down basis then Hesse. This doesn't mean he won't end up being the starter or playing as many key minutes.
My concern is that his grades were evidently borderline coming out of high school, and this is something that should have been shored up last year. Some guys never buckle down and do the work in the classroom, so they can see the field. If this is really no big deal, why is he not eligible? We've sent guys ogg to these Juco's before that have returned, and I don't ever remember any of them coming back, and not being eligible.
Having Lindy out in space and wanting to crush someone sounds pretty good also. Plus if the center is a BA is likely the line will have that attitude.
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Because Hesse is a three year starter who is also very good and is the unquestioned culture leader of the DL. So why make the frivolous paper move of demoting him now. Why not just let things play out an in the fall of AJE sepeates himself you make sure he’s on the field for the all snaps he can effectively handle. Getting worked up about spring depth chart is ridiculous.
it appears COULD went over your head
we have money, so why aren't we using it? why do we spend 1/2 of what braska does on recruiting and less than the clowns do?
Can you please provide a link showing that IA ST is spending more on recruiting? You do know that Iowa (and every other school) can only host a certain number of 'official visits' each year? Why waste those visits if the kids don't have a high interest level?
It's not stupid, it's about respect, I'm sure AJ understands he'll be on the field most of the time.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2015/03/17/football-recruiting-iowa-state/24913477/
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ollege-recruiting-hawkeyes-panthers/24867231/
Why are kids coming to Iowa if they don't have a sincere interest?
Lets be honest, we're talking about iowa...... it's not like we're talking about california, vegas, florida etc
Fine if you think Beyer will be on the field as many snaps as Fant............Are you willing to wager me that Beyer will be on the field for as many snaps as Hesse?
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